Join the Microsoft Outlook Data and AI Platform Team and be a part of revolutionizing the world of communication. Microsoft Outlook boasts an impressive user base of nearly one billion users and devices worldwide, spanning across Windows, Mac, Mobile, and Web platforms. With the recent surge in large language models, Outlook is at the forefront of the smart communication revolution, continuously expanding its list of Copilot features powered by Generative AI.

　　The Outlook Data and AI Platform Team is seeking a highly experienced engineer who is deeply passionate about crafting a data-driven evaluation framework. This framework will empower hyper agility in developing Generative AI scenarios throughout the Outlook ecosystem. This role represents a greenfield opportunity, where we collaborate with other Microsoft teams to explore and develop tools and techniques for the evaluation and analysis of Copilot features in Outlook. Many of these features yield probabilistic outcomes, necessitating a sophisticated approach to evaluation and analysis. This role is for someone who enjoys creating solutions that are not just new for the team, the company but for the entire industry. In this pivotal position, you will work closely with feature developers, product managers, data scientists, as well as Microsoft's Office of Applied Research and Substrate AI.

　　You are a great fit for this position if you:  

　　Passion for development agility, experimentation and believe in hypothesis driven development.  

　　Strongly believe that data is an asset that must be accessible to ever member of the product team to help with their day-to-day decision making, be it releasing of a feature, but or assessing the next big growth investment.

　　Responsibilities

　　A minimum of 5 years of software development experience in building services and tools.

　　At least 1 year of experience working with data, including defining and analyzing metrics and creating optimized data pipelines capable of handling substantial data volumes.

　　Proficiency in at least one high-level programming language, such as C# or Python

　　Exceptional problem-solving abilities, critical thinking skills, and communication prowess.

　　Proficiency in both spoken and written English.

　　Preferred Experience:

　　Experience in Machine Learning, Data Science, and statistical modeling.

　　Familiarity with Substrate.

　　Proficiency in A/B testing methodologies.

　　Expertise in building data models and conducting intricate queries using SQL.

　　Experience with Azure Databricks, Spark, and big data technologies, which will be highly advantageous.

　　Qualifications

　　Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .